Premier Petroleum Co. v. Box

COLLINGS, Justice.

W. E. Box, Jr., brought suit against Premier Petroleum Company, seeking $5,-500 as damages to a 196 acre tract of land in 'Callahan County, Texas, as a result of a break in appellant’s pipe line. It was alleged by Box that under the terms óf a written contract appellant had agreed to pay for any damages to his land caused by the laying, maintaining and operating of its pipe line thereon and any damages caused by changing the size of the pipe line or laying additional lines.

The case was tried before a jury and based upon its verdict, judgment was rendered for appellee Box in…